Singing jazz standards.Champagne. Makeup (see my website www.kikilitalien.com).Burlesque reviews and cabaret.Throwing knives. Working with photographers and other artists. Writing.Trip-Hop. Black. The art of Dave McKean and writing of Neil Gaiman.Living with passion.Pac-Man on my video iPod.Personal Training.Wine. Vodka. Beautiful shoes.Really well-prepared food.Charcoals and chiaroscuro. The Expressionists.Scary movies.Art/Music/Writing/Reading/Love.Joan of Arc.Fiction writing.Pretty things.
Georges Brassens, David Lynch, Guillermo del Torro, Tony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Neil Gaiman, Gordon Ramsay, Edgar Allen Poe, Alfred Hitchcock, and Kiki de Montparnesse while drinking good champagne in a beautiful dress.
Thievery Corporation. Georges Brassens. Hem. Emilie Simone. Nina Simone. Billie Holiday. Peggy Lee. Brazilian jazz. Any band my sister is singing in. Elvis. Zero 7. Dead Can Dance. Eleni Mandell . PJ Harvey. Edith Piaf. Everything But the Girl. Placebo. Concrete Blonde. St. Germain. Lamb. Morcheeba. Hooverphonic. DJ Keoki (clarification: pre- "Ego Trip"). Gus Gus. Bob Dylan. Miles Davis. Ray Charles. Aretha. Etta. Ella. Arturo Sandoval. Chris Isaak-especially for Wicked Game. Radiohead. Depeche Mode. Eve. Beastie Boys. Jane's Addiction. The Cure. Nine Inch Nails. early-Madonna. early-Michael Jackson. Jane Monheit. George Michael. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The Runaways. Glass Candy (reminds me of my sister). The Rolling Stones. Jet. White Stripes. That Possum Kingdom song. A few Jeff Buckley songs. CocoRosie. Franz Ferdinand. Andrea Bocelli. Maria Callas. Luciano Pavoratti. Pretenders. Heart. Pat Benetar. Lou Reed/Velvet Underground. David Bowie. Sex Pistols. Aerosmith. Danzig. Stevie Ray Vaughn. James Brown. Diana Ross. Muddy Waters. Big Mamma Thornton. Mel Torme. Tina and the B-Sides. Jo Stafford. Tommy Dorsey. Mel Torme. Buddy Guy. Ricky Lee Jones. Eva Cassidy. Diana Krall. Carol King. Miles Davis. Johnny Cash. Vast. Morphine. NIN. Tool. Tori Amos. A Perfect Circle. The Smiths. David Byrne. Peter Gabriel. Gorillaz. Elysian Fields. Bjork. The Magnetic Fields. Blue States. Console. DJ Krush. Bob Marley. Sublime. INXS. Beck. Candlebox. Toad the Wet Sprocket. Coldplay. Pearl Jam. Jane's Addiction. Hole. Poe. Cranberries. CKY. The Faint. Hot Hot Heat. The Bravery. The Cars. The Police. Prince. The Go Go's.
Pan's Labyrinth. V for Vendetta. Blue Velvet. (Anything by David Lynch.) MirrorMask - love the artwork and story. Inland Empire. Bye Bye Blues. Boxing Helena. Amelie. Chocolat. The Crow. Blue. Red. White. The Thomas Crown Affair. Out of Africa. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Henry and June. The Shining. Blade Runner. Queen of the Damned. Hellraiser. Kill Bill, Vol. I and II. Under the Tuscan Sun. Jaws. Exorcist. Resident Evil. The Fifth Element. 28 Days Later. Edward Scissorhands. The Philadelphia Story. Closetland. Any zombie movie you care to name. Auntie Mame. Mommy Dearest. Xanadu (I love rollerskating).
I Never Miss: The Wire. Dexter. Californication. John Safran vs. God. The Office. On DVR: Ghosthunters. Will Tune Into: Absolutely Fabulous reruns. Strangers with Candy. My Bare Lady. Big Love. Da Ali G Show. Weeds. Starved. Nightstalker. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Old reruns of the Cosby Show. The Simpsons. South Park. The Twin Peaks Series. Any Discovery Channel/Nat'l Geographic Channel documentaries about ancient civilizations, the Bible, the Devil, Jesus, Egypt, paranormal stuff, Eastern religions, Serial Killers, etc. Seinfeld reruns. Project Runway. What Not to Wear. Old Kolchak videos. Make-up application videos.
Currently Reading: Here Comes Everybody. (and Professional Practices in Association Management) Within the past year: Parenting Inc., How Sassy Changed My Life. Mortified. Fame Junkies. Go Ask Ogre. Don Quixote. The Well-Educated Mind. Heart-Shaped Box. Other Books I Like to Talk About: Making Faces. The Lonely Doll. The Fermata. Written on The Body. The Nasty Bits (I love Anthony Bourdain). 1984. A Year in Provence. Marley and Me (I don't suggest it). American Gods. The Fermata. La Divorce. The Rose Garden. KiKi and Muffy. The Secret Garden. Neverwhere. Trading Up. The Fabulous Girl's Guide to Decorum. Brave New World. My Lurid Past. White Noise. The Fountainhead. The Sandman series. The Alchemist. American Gods. The Tenth Circle.
Ciara - that crazy girl who is my soul sister in Dublin...our livers shall never be the same. Cheers! Also, people who remember to count their blessings and forget to count their hardships. People who live life with gusto. Dreamers who make things happen. Hard-working, good people with strength of character. The solid people who provide an anchor when everything in a person's life gets too sordid and ephemeral.